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McMaster Reactor: security problems or bad journalism

There’s a new show in town, and its name is 16×9 – The Bigger Picture. Global hails it as a “hard hitting weekly investigative news magazine format that promises to deliver the bigger picture — a dynamic new current affairs show with flare.” You can probably tell that it’s a sensationalist show making a big deal out of little things.

The latest episode’s segment on nuclear reactors on university campuses reinforces my opinion that this show is only here to instill fear in people.

The latest “breakthrough” in Operating Rooms

It seems doctors have gotten around to recognizing what those in aviation have known for decades: checklists save lives.

The link above directs you to a report from CTV on what they hail “one of the greatest innovations since the stethoscope.” The object of their affection? An operating room checklist which allows doctors and nurses to [...]

Debit charges and new HSR bus

Today I had the chance to take the HSR bus from downtown Hamilton to McMaster University. I haven’t done this in a while (being in Markham for a year got in the way) so I was looking forward to it. The HSR has added some new buses and I was hoping to get to ride [...]

Won’t anyone think of the children

Macleans.ca published an article today on what they call “homework hysteria.” Apparently, elementary school kids are getting too much homework and they don’t have time for all the important stuff like hockey and dance practices. The article’s stand point which is backed up by some studies is that there is no point in doing homework [...]